Life With The Lius: January 2015

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By Unknown 7:33 PM 0-3 months, Sutter Joseph, Weekly Photo

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By Unknown 7:14 PM 0-3 months, Sutter Joseph

On January 7, 2015 Sutter J. turned 3-months-old!

Weight: 13 pounds

Length: 23.25 inches

Size: We are still in 0-3 month clothes primarily. Except sleepers, we packed all of his 3 month ones. He is in 6 month sleepers now (ALL THE TEARS). We are also starting to work in some 3-6 month things too. He is a shorty so most pants in 3-6 months are so long! But his 0-3 month pants are starting to get a little bit too snug in the waist. Chubby boy.

Hair: Has a pretty large bald spot in the back now. It looks awesome. But he is still rocking the rat tail and the long (super long) on top look. I think it looks like his hair is starting to get a little bit lighter, but it is still brown.

Nicknames: Buddy, Sutter J., lovebutt, sugar, lil' bub, Sutter-Bug, etc...

Sleeping: Still sleeping relatively well. Not all the way through the night anymore, but still does pretty well. We are normally up 1-2 times. Takes a nap in the morning around 10 until 12 or so.

Diet: Exclusively breastfed. I am trying to pump still, but i absolutely hate it. He has still only taken a bottle a handful of times, but I need to start trying more often so he stays skilled at it.

Health: Had his first cold this month. Poor little buddy was sick for a couple weeks. :(

Milestones:

We got our first GIGGLE this month. It was absolutely the cutest freaking thing I ever heard. It has only happened once so far, but I think we will be getting more soon. He gives away smiles all the time and he trys to laugh I think he is just trying to figure it out.

Loves:

Lots and lots of talking! I love hearing his little voice!
Eating. Always eating.
Playing with his Glowy toy.
Baths. Seriously, this kid is a freaking fish. I love it.
Talking with mommy and daddy.
Standing. He always wants to stand. He never ever wants to sit or lay with me. Just stand.
Sleeping with mommy in the morning after daddy leaves.
Diaper changes on his changing pad.
When I poke his cheeks/play with his mouth.

Dislikes:

Tummy time. He absolutely hates it.
Being in the car seat when we aren't moving in the car or stroller.
Being hungry.

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By Unknown 4:28 PM 0-3 months, Sutter Joseph

On December 7, 2104 Sutter turned 2-months-old!

Weight: 11 pounds 10 ounces

Length: 22.25 inches

Size: Size 1 diapers! Can still wear some of his newborn clothes, but transitioning into 0-3 month things! Waaah! My baby is getting so big.

Hair: It's grown a lot, but he has started to lose some around the sides as well as the back of his head.

Nicknames: Still Buddy a lot. Along with, honey, angle, sweet boy, lovebug, etc...

Sleeping: He rocked the whole sleeping thing at 2 months! He was blissfully sleeping through the night and was taking 3 naps a day. He is much more awake and alert

Diet: Exclusively breastfed. We tried a bottle at 6 weeks, but he hasn't taken one much. He rocks it when he does though! The kid will eat however whenever. We are still having to use the shield while nursing, but I am hoping we can transition out of that soon.

Health: Everything has been great. Sutter has started taking Zantac twice daily to help with he reflux. So far it doesn't seem to have made a huge difference, but hopefully it will start to help. Right now he just hates taking it. Dalton and I tasted it and I understand why, it's terrible! Poor buddy!

Milestones:

I'm going to call sleeping through the night a milestone!

We are starting to get more and more smiles and he has found his voice! It's so funny watching him learn new things

Loves:

Bathtime! He is seriously like a little fish. He loves his baths with daddy! Dalton always does bathtime, it's their bonding time. SO CUTE!

Still loves riding in the car seat and also the stroller. He pretty much always, always falls asleep while riding in the seat.

When I make robot noises and poke his belly. He gets the cheesiest grin on his face! I absolutely love it.

EATING. The boy never stops.

Cuddling with daddy.

Dislikes:

Diaper changes. He still hates them!

Taking off/putting on clothes. Not a fan. It's gotten better, but still not something any of us enjoy. Yup, this is still the same.

Being hungry.

ONE

By Unknown 7:24 PM 0-3 months, Sutter Joseph

On November 7, 2104 our teeny babe turned one month old. It was the fastest, greatest, scariest month of my whole life.

Weight: 8 pounds 14 ounces

Length: 21.25 inches

Size: Newborn diapers! Finally starting to fill out his newborn clothes. I didn't think that was ever going to happen.

Hair: Long on top and shorter in the back. Still brown!

Nicknames: Buddy is what he is almost always called. He's probably going to think that is his name.

Sleeping: He sleeps for about 3 hours at a time. So we typically are up 2-3 times at night. He is still sleeping most of the day, but is starting to be awake for longer periods of time.

Diet: Exclusively breastfed. I have pumped some, but we haven't tried a bottle yet. This child loves to eat though. All day, everyday. He is eating about every hour to hour and a half. Always, always falls asleep while eating too. And he is the loudest eater ever! It's hilarious and adorable.

Health: We had a bit of a scare on October 30. Everything was fine and it was a typical night. Dalton was holding Sutter when he started to spit up, he seemed fine at first, but then he started to act as if he couldn't get what he needed out, and rather than spit up he started to just have a bunch of spit bubbles (imagine foaming at the mouth) constantly coming out of his mouth. He then began to have spit up come out of his nose (which he had done before), but something was not right about this time, he just didn't seem okay. I thought he just maybe had some spit up stuck in his throat/nose. So I went and got the bulb sucker to try and get some of the stuff out of his mouth and throat.

At this point the whole ordeal had probably been going on for like 3 minutes and he was starting to have some trouble breathing. He would turn very very red/purple and not breath for 10-15 second at a time. I was completely terrified. I remember yelling at Dalton saying, "Something isn't right! I don't know what to do?!" I was in a panic. I quickly turned him over on to my arm and patted his back to try and get whatever was caught in his throat causing his labored breathing out. That seemed to help some and he seemed to be breathing somewhat normally again but was very very upset.

It had been a couple hours or so since he had eaten so I thought maybe he was hungry and went to try and nurse him. He would latch and try to eat, but wasn't able to breath at all while nursing. He had also started to do the spit bubbles/foamy thing again and that was the final straw for me and I told Dalton that we were going to the ER (which thank god was only about 2 minutes from our apartment).

When we got to the ER I quickly explained what was going on and a nurse quickly came and got us. She listened to him breath and checked his oxygen levels. She was concerned right away and said that his oxygen level was only about 80 (they want this to be 100, but anything above 90 is okay). He was rushed back to a room where he was surrounded by nurses and doctors almost immediately. They were all huddled around him trying to keep him breathing so that his oxygen level would come back up. I frantically tried to explain what had happened at home but I was absolutely horrified at this point and was having a tough time keeping it together.

The whole thing is kind of a blur, but I know that he had x-rays taken of his chest because the doctor thought he had aspirated (fluid in the lungs), but the x-ray was clear. We called both of our parents when we were told Sutter would be going to Children's Mercy. Finally I was told that he had what's called an ALTE (Acute Life Threatening Episode) and anytime that occurs a child is sent to Children's Mercy. He was stable, but his oxygen level was not where they wanted it to be even with the extra oxygen he was receiving.

The Children's Mercy ambulance team arrived and explained what they were doing and to which campus they were taking time and told us they would keep him overnight. Watching him being taken away was horrible and so hard, but I knew that he was in great hands and that he needed some help. After he left we went back to our apartment to get somethings together to stay at the hospital. We arrived at Children's Mercy where my parents were waiting and Dalton's arrived shortly after. We got to his room and it was one of the most heartbreaking things I had ever seen. My tiny baby wrapped up with a cannula giving him oxygen. My heart broke, but I was told he was doing well and had been on the oxygen for about an hour. It was almost 1:00 am at this point and my sweet boy hadn't eaten since about 7:30 pm and was sucking on his binky for dear life. The doctor came in and met us and told us that he thought his episode was reflux induced and that his throat was closing off (the holding of his breath) to keep fluid from getting into his lungs. He was kept for 2 nights for observation and did wonderfully. He was only on oxygen that first night and kept his levels where they were supposed to be almost the entire duration of his stay. The staff at both St. Lukes and Children's Mercy were phenomenal. They made use feel safe and well cared for and took excellent care of our sweet Sutter.

The whole experience was the scariest, hardest, most draining thing myself and my husband had ever been through. I am so proud of us for remaining calm and acting quickly to get our sweet boy the help he needed.

Milestones:

He rolled over from his belly to his back at 2.5 weeks! Yes, you read that right, 2.5 weeks! He's done it several more times now too. He hates tummy time so he rolls over instead.
Not necessarily a milestone per-say but the kid is so so strong. He is always trying to hold his head up and he wants to stand. He's trying to grow up way too fast for this momma.

Loves:

Eating. He will never ever stop eating. I seriously think he would eat all day long if it were possible.
Riding in the car seat/car. He loves it. He is always calm and typically falls asleep once we start moving. We were really lucky to have a baby who likes car rides!
Being swaddled. This is the only way he will sleep (unless he's being held of course). He also likes being swaddled and laying on his belly (only with my supervison though).
Sleeping. Unless he is eating he is typically sleeping. It's a lot of work being that cute!

Dislikes:

Diaper changes. He hates them!
Taking off/putting on clothes. Not a fan. It's gotten better, but still not something any of us enjoy.
Tummy aches. Reflux sucks. :(

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